Reference for Sanhedrin 72:1
כי קאמר רב כגון רב כהנא ורב אסי דלגמריה דרב הוו צריכי ולסבריה דרב לא הוו צריכי
— Rab referred to [disciples] such as R. Kahana and R. Assi who needed Rab's traditional teaching,<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' I.e., laws transmitted down from Master to pupil. ');"><sup>1</sup></span> but not his reasoning.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' In the application of these traditions. Therefore they rank as independent opinions, for with respect to the actual traditions, even the Masters had to receive them from their masters. ');"><sup>2</sup></span>
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